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We have a rather wide field for this challenge, perhaps the most entries ever for a HAF photo challenge thanks to contributions from more members than usual. Thank you hermes2015 for choosing the theme which garnered this abundance, and thank you to all who contributed their grand images!

Please PM me if I've missed any entries out or made any other errors.

You may vote for up to five entries, and can change your vote if you wish.



1. Lark
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FFAZVFtC.jpg&hash=25db1bb93dcb9a52d9ce328852547eee0c52291b)


2. Guardian85
(https://scontent.ftrd1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/19667762_10154454248325981_6969233598327040073_o.jpg?oh=05a996e46f9b7bbb4c925e5aa9e45f0f&oe=59D3E202)


3. hermes2015
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FAC3jtRu.jpg&hash=915903dd60ae94d6e8a9cbaf37c701f3a09335e2)


4. Claireliontamer
(https://scontent.fman1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/10442354_10152102784225658_7058800600315583772_n.jpg?oh=72d69162d06c3261c2b718ad94c45480&oe=5A1197A1)


5. BooksCatsEtc
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FlkCXZem.jpg&hash=f759894f25feef5b7e1e1e5accdb33ac1214cb87)


6. Tank
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimageshack.com%2Fa%2Fimg704%2F5672%2Fcastlet.jpg&hash=7e82f0ee80381ce1ce5cb4e7eb06fa8337f0df13)


7. Father Bruno
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FFIwiXNs.jpg&hash=5a89891e37d7c614671ea27d8d6ae2cde3574cda)


8. Recusant
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2Fii3LRnz.jpg&hash=87a302c556d45c7d01d1cb2462f8e560bc5177d1)


9. Lark
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FtG9156m.jpg&hash=9cb1cf05c2d754032ec333e3b990bd877b9ec663)


10. Guardian85
(https://scontent.ftrd1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/17632283_10154205938170981_1278128252245454210_o.jpg?oh=5566911e3971238ffdfb7312a713efb3&oe=59D017B0)


11. hermes2015
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FinU5kYm.jpg&hash=968a3b89822c470b8ceb9cd01881b3eddd68b596)


12. Claireliontamer
(https://scontent.fman1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/1382428_10151687374685658_1118932569_n.jpg?oh=9c4d9237f7a976959b33d505a53d903a&oe=59CE0D30)


13. BooksCatsEtc
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2Fl7RHdxu.jpg&hash=b93e5eceef6b23800ba4fb1b10e9950327e6ad25)


14. Tank
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimageshack.com%2Fa%2Fimg673%2F7500%2Fp1E3rF.jpg&hash=43c4a00743818be33482c97a52a84efd6def7b2a)


15. Father Bruno
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FeFtqJkt.jpg&hash=d949a742a55d640c0562db333e713699742abafc)


16. Recusant
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F4WwjqX7.jpg&hash=539c08cf246c305201b37111d46fd4da53aeb396)


17. Lark
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FDBVEnXA.jpg&hash=ee852d62dcce688fb546b5a3e727991b47cf2a6e)


18. Guardian85
(https://scontent.ftrd1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-%3Cbr%20/%3E9/12246943_10153102486125981_4237959408189782982_n.jpg?oh=57ca1a7d80cdf9f8f2a0fcc593b3ab53&oe=5A0F8A78)


19. hermes2015
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2Fcil4xJE.jpg&hash=082e30ec4837728d5a2427b4d46d5a9d8338a66d)


20. Claireliontamer
(https://scontent.fman1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/885874_10152049862390658_3533287374974403889_o.jpg?oh=ae870ce7e834d7c83fc4f078ce1a1f6a&oe=59CC2BAC)


21. Tank
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimageshack.com%2Fa%2Fimg119%2F2857%2Fmorningwarningorig.jpg&hash=60898670e6a5d38dd9f4628609c4e8793b693314)


22. Father Bruno
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FfHM24BH.jpg%3F1&hash=64fd5775a92e7606f747eefa2a02890cb5889137)


23. Recusant
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F4gU4Bru.jpg&hash=564c5379047a492ddbca42b5fd54731be4c73a4a)


24. Lark
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F8m0mH4M.jpg&hash=137f74cc020eac5a25071b59e6d5a0c2a31228e1)


25. hermes2015
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FC8JOl9b.jpg&hash=b569e5c050be234df99e261a7039648387547921)


26. Father Bruno
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FpInHo6T.jpg&hash=c6e39623dd55b274380d58a6d7151f1ba41dfde3)


27. Tank
(https://scontent-lht6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13718502_1156348401082326_1194814853973445547_n.jpg?oh=cc1b2bd026a69dac4977fa9cf07a1933&oe=5A11BC60)


28. Recusant
(https://www.happyatheistforum.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FaQtIvAz.jpg&hash=baab8ebd2381ccb339cb89187776922dbcd87813)

I think I know which one FB did

Some truly superb images and some interesting places.

Yes, very interesting photos! After the voting's done and the winner declared it would be cool if people told us where these buildings are. :smilenod:

Quote from: xSilverPhinx on July 26, 2017, 11:16:56 PM
Yes, very interesting photos! After the voting's done and the winner declared it would be cool if people told us where these buildings are. :smilenod:

Absolutely.

Had the hardest time ever breaking my votes down to just 5.

It was fun seeing photos of places like Kirkstal Abbey that I have visited but they are not my photos.

All of them are winners, very nice pictures!  :smilenod:

The voting will be closing today. If you're so inclined, you still have a little while to choose the images that you like.  :)

Historic note: Number 24 is where Hansel and Gretel lived.

Thank you to all who submitted photos, and to all who voted in this edition of the HAF photo challenge.  :thumbsup:

We had some really excellent images this time--not sure how my pile of rocks came out on top.  :embarrassed:

I'm fairly sure that I've got the correct attributions for all the photos in the OP, but if I've made any errors, please PM me ASAP. Thanks!

The winning photo (#8) is of Trethevy Quoit (http://www.cornwallheritagetrust.org/our-sites/trethevy-quoit/) in Cornwall, a Neolithic cromlech or dolmen, built about 5,500 years ago.

Other photos I submitted: #16, the Eden Project (http://www.edenproject.com/), also in Cornwall, on a particularly fine misty day. #23, the gatehouse of Stokesay Castle (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stokesay_Castle) in Shropshire, England. #28, Broadway Tower (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadway_Tower,_Worcestershire) in Worcestershire, England.

Sorry about the delay announcing the winner--I'll give the theme for the next photo challenge soon.

Well done Recusant! I loved your pic for its composition as well as the interesting subject when I saw it, so I was one of the people who voted for it.

Can't wait to see what the next theme will be.

Yes, well done Recusant. Your #8 was one of my votes as well, despite what I said about liking modern architecture.

Also, too late, I found my pics of Stonehenge from some years ago - had forgotten them. That mudt be a favourite becsuse I have a copy of an excellent drawing of it on my wall! But I tend to take the set subject too literally perhaps, not taking that step of thinkjng of those sort of open ancient structures as "buildings".

1]  is the Charles Bridge and Prague Castle
5] is Rye, E. Sussex UK showing one of the places where we stayed
17] is Clandon House, Surrey, UK.    A stately home burnt to the ground a few years back and being repaired at great expense.   Belonged to Onslows but now NT.
24]  is a genuine Maori house all the way from NZ and visited occasionally by Maoris  who continue traditions there.   I hope Hansel  and Gretel are not being too disturbed by the bulding work etc.

The Maori house is in the grounds of Clandon.  I think the gardens are now open to public again and possibly a tiny bit of the house.  There is an excellent Garden Centre and Pet Shop a bit further up drive with a nice cafe. Worth a visit.  The Onslows still live even further up drive, well out of sight.

Congratulations Recusant.

A minor point for future reference.....my name has an E in it.

Anyway, mine were:

4) Houses of Parliament
12) Fountains Abbey https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/fountains-abbey-and-studley-royal-water-garden
20) East Riddlesden hall https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/east-riddlesden-hall

I forgot to mention earlier where my photos were taken:

#3: The Green Point Lighthouse in Mouille Point, Cape Town  https://www.nightjartravel.com/cultural/mouille-point-lighthouse
#11: MyZeil shopping mall in Frankfurt
#19: Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao
#25: Burj Khalifa in Dubai

Quote from: Lark on August 16, 2017, 02:48:01 PM
1]  is the Charles Bridge and Prague Castle
5] is Rye, E. Sussex UK showing one of the places where we stayed
17] is Clandon House, Surrey, UK.    A stately home burnt to the ground a few years back and being repaired at great expense.   Belonged to Onslows but now NT.
24]  is a genuine Maori house all the way from NZ and visited occasionally by Maoris  who continue traditions there.   I hope Hansel  and Gretel are not being too disturbed by the bulding work etc.

Wasn't Clandon House also a girl's school. Think the neice of a friend went there and friend still has a "souvenir" tea-towel with the house and a very sophisticated looking young lady on it.  The friend's niece is incredibly energetic (still, at 40 something) and intelligent but about as sophisticated as a Mk 2 Landrover in a hill-climb.. So only half marks there then!  :grin:

Clandon Park (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clandon_Park)

This is info re Clandon Park, Guildford [ where my photos were taken ]
Maybe Clandon House as a school  is elsewhere

Quote from: Claireliontamer on August 16, 2017, 02:55:13 PM
Congratulations Recusant.

A minor point for future reference.....my name has an E in it.

Anyway, mine were:

4) Houses of Parliament
12) Fountains Abbey https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/fountains-abbey-and-studley-royal-water-garden
20) East Riddlesden hall https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/east-riddlesden-hall

:d'oh!: I was trying to hurry, and mis-typed your name then copy-pasted my error all through the poll and post. Sorry--my mistake has been fixed now. Thanks for pointing it out.  :blue smiley:

Quote from: Lark on August 16, 2017, 06:17:04 PM
Clandon Park (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clandon_Park)

This is info re Clandon Park, Guildford [ where my photos were taken ]
Maybe Clandon House as a school  is elsewhere

I must have it wrong but I know my friend's niece's school burned down as well and if it was not Clandon it was a name very close too it (I remember being corrected from calling it "Clarendon"). The location sounds right as well. Unfortunately my "friend" is actually a very ex-friend, so I can't resolve this little mystery easily!

Another worthy winner.

A cordial thank you to all those who posted an entry. Some marvelous photos were evident.  We get to see some sights and buildings that we would not otherwise be able to enjoy or admire.

Wiki tells me Clarenden Primary School burnt down and also a school called Copthall in London.

Quote from: Lark on August 17, 2017, 03:23:15 PM
Wiki tells me Clarenden Primary School burnt down and also a school called Copthall in London.

I know that the niece was 12 when she started at the school. Her father was in the RAF and got posted abroad, my ex-fruend acted as a surrogate oarent for 4 years. The tea-towel shows a very stately type building in firmal grounds and a girl I would put at 5th or 6th form level from memory. I took interest in it because it seems such a mundane, yet sophisticated, souvenier for a high level girl's boarding school.

Pity I can't  clarify it, it's nagging me now!

Suppose I should mention my pictures:

Nr. 2 is Andenes lighthouse (in my hometown) photographed from the south at approximately 23:00 on Midsummer's Eve.

Nr. 10 is my current residence photographed sometime in March. Just before I strolled up onto the garage.

Nr. 18 is (as Tank can attest) Kirkstall Abbey in Leeds.

Congrats Recusant! And to everyone else as well! :golfclap:

Congratulations Recusant, very excellent photograph indeed, I would love to see that in person one day...and to everyone else who posted photos, congrats!

Some very good entries all around this time. I enjoyed Tanks entries, as well as Guardians, and I love the picture Claire posted of home (#20) very nice...but Hermes had two that I really enjoyed, the Lighthouse (#3) just love the contrast with the red paint on the tower, and of course #25, the building in Dubai...I think it's spectacular shot getting the entire building in the frame.


I had some pictures in mind to post that I took earlier this year and last of some old and abandoned buildings in Detroit, but I couldn't locate them in time for the challenge so I posted four pictures I took earlier this year in Honduras.
They are all of the same church, 3 exterior and one of the altar inside. (Name of the church and town escape me at the moment), but the town and church are located on the top of a small mountain, and the church itself is built right onto the mountainside with a commanding view of the valley below...spectacular place.